Science-fiction novels would be filled with fewer paragraph-long descriptions of melty alien flesh if writers had accurately represented the beautifying power of laser beams. Zip-zap-zop with today's Groupon: for $139, you get a Triniti laser session—which includes a photofacial, ReFirme skin tightening, and Matrix wrinkle reduction—at SkinSpaMed (a $1,050 value).

SkinSpaMed’s Triniti laser treatments smooth away epidermal eccentricities with a three-part facial regimen. The med spa’s trained beautifiers first calm countenances with an IPL photofacial as pulsing light coaxes new subsurface collagen growth, designed to remedy sun damage, spider veins, age spots, and uneven tone. A ReFirme skin-tightening laser tautens lax jowls and empties below-eye bags, and a Matrix IR fractional-wrinkle laser attacks the last of the grooves, harnessing thermal energy to reestablish a glossy smoothness inspired by high-end magazines or showroom-fresh androids.